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.Dd July 26, 2015
.Dt QUICK_EXIT 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm quick_exit
.Nd exits a program quickly, running minimal cleanup
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In stdlib.h
.Ft _Noreturn void
.Fn quick_exit "int status"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn quick_exit
function exits the program quickly calling any cleanup functions registered
with
.Xr at_quick_exit 3
but not any C++ destructors or cleanup code registered with
.Xr atexit 3 .
.Pp
The
.Fa status
values
.Dv EXIT_SUCCESS
and
.Dv EXIT_FAILURE
can be used to indicate successful and unsuccessful
termination, respectively.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn quick_exit
function does not return.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr at_quick_exit 3 ,
.Xr exit 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn quick_exit
function conforms to
.St -isoC-2011 .
